Heavenly Serbia: From Myth to GenocideNYU Press, 1999 M03 1 - 256 pages Traces Serbia's nationalist and expansionist impulses to the legendary battle of Kosovo in 1389 |
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... battle with the Ottoman Turks on the Field of Kosovo still exerts a powerful influence on the Serbs, who see it as the pivotal moment of their plunge from a prosperous, sovereign medieval Balkan state to a stateless community within the ...
... war for a Greater Serbia, but equally erroneous to deny a connection between the two. The myths and legends created soon after the Battle of Kosovo were reinvigorated by the Serbian intelligentsia to fan their compatriots' nationalist ...
... Battle of Kosovo to their commitment to the heavenly kingdom, that is, to the choice of moral purity over military victory. Originally, the myth performed a useful function by helping the Serbs bear the humiliation of defeat and the ...
... battle on the Field of Kosovo seems to have originated with the Narration about Prince Lazar by Serbian Patriarch Danilo III (who transferred the relics of the slain prince from the church of St. Spas in Priština to Ravanica Monastery ...
... Kosovo, do not make its foundation of marble, but of pure silk and scarlet, and make the army take Communion and ... battle, in which the Serbian army perished together with its leader. Another important folk song about the Kosovo legend is “ ...
Contents
The Dilemmas of Modern Serbian National Identity | |
Pagan War | |
A Vicious Circle of Lies and Fears | |
The Outsiders MythCalculations | |
Conclusion | |